Are Therapists Causing a Rise in Parental Estrangement?

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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0:28.2	I'm going to talk about something that's pretty close to home because I deal with this on the show
0:33.6	every day.
0:35.1	So the question I'm asking are therapists causing a rise in parental
0:42.6	estrangements? And the answer is damn straight they are. Now I'll start out by saying
0:50.3	I have supported people having less. I go from minimized contact if it's that awful,
0:58.7	but it's not all awful. So just minimize contact. Minimally call and make sure everybody's okay,
1:07.2	some moral obligations if they fit into that scenario. But if somebody's parents are dangerous or
1:15.4	destructive, yeah, you've got to protect yourself. Hit the eject button. I would say, though,
1:22.5	that probably a huge percentage of the estrangements are not dangerous or destructive.
1:31.4	And as I say on the air all the time, if your parents are just annoying, well, so are you.
1:37.3	You think you're not?
1:38.8	You think you're not annoying?
1:40.4	Trust me, you are.
1:42.3	Everybody is, to some extent.
1:44.8	Except for Mike, he's shaking his head, no.
1:47.3	Mike, trust me, you have moments.
1:53.9	And so do I.
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